You've Got To Earn It Lyrics by Temptations

(Yeah, yeah, yeah)To get stones from a rock, you've got to break it(Yeah, yeah, yeah)To get bread from dough, you've got to bake it(Yeah, yeah, yeah)To get water from a faucet, you've got to turn itAnd if you want my love, if you want my loveYou've got to earn it (Earn it, earn it, earn it)(Yeah, yeah, yeah)To get fire from a match, you've got to strike it(Strike it, strike it, strike it, strike it)To get the feeling from a kiss, you've got to like it(Like it, like it, like it, like it)To get ashes from wood, you've got to burn itAnd if you want my love, if you want my loveYou've got to earn it(Earn it, earn it, earn it)You've got to treat me kind, all the timeThrow the other guys right out of your mind.(Yeah,yeah)

[Instrumental]

Now listenTo make broken things work, you've got to fix them(Fix them, fix them, fix them, fix them)To make two things one, you've got to mix them(Mix them, mix them, mix them, mix them)To get butter from milk, you've got to chum itAnd if you want my love, if you want my loveYou've got to earn it(Earn it, earn it, earn it)If you deserve it you can get itI'll be glad to see you with itJust show me that you love meAnd that you're thinking of meYou can get it in a...